Instinct is the gift of experience. The first question you have to ask yourself is, 'On what basis am I making a judgment?' ...If you have no experience, then your instincts aren't any good. (Malcolm Gladwell)

Standing at his appointed place, at the trunk of the tree, he does nothing other than gather and pass on what comes to him from the depths. And the beauty at the crown is not his own. He is merely a channel. (Paul Klee)

To be born with a unique instinct, will demand 'unique duties'. If you didn't think about being an artist before 7 years of age you probably don't have it and you will be able to paint what you want to paint. (David Louis)

I remember that, although I was full of fervour, I didn't have the slightest inkling, even at forty, of the deeper side to the movement we were pursuing by instinct. It was in the air! (Camille Pissarro)

There must be something in oneself which is essential. Therefore I refrain from referring to a landscape or certain objects when speaking of a picture. The hand is cleverer than the mind. (Douglas Portway)

When I have to think about it, I know the picture is wrong... My instinct about painting says, 'If you don't think about it, it's right.' As soon as you have to decide and choose, it's wrong. And the more you decide about, the more wrong it gets. (Andy Warhol)